Shopping for Music in the North West of England
5 Hilton Street, Manchester M4 1LP “Manchester..so much to answer for..” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 10:00-17:00 Website: http://vinylrevivalmcr.com/ Telephone: 0161 661 6393 Just around the corner from Oldham Street you’ll find Vinyl Revival. They’ve been here since 1997 and sell a mixture of new and secondhand records on CD and Vinyl, plus DVDs. They sell […]
3rd Floor, Afflecks Palace, 52 Church Street, Northern Quarter Manchester M4 “No rest for the wicked!” Opening Hours:Monday-Friday: 10:30-18:00 Saturday: 10:00-18:00 Bank holidays: 11:00-17:00 Website: http://www.afflecks.com/our-shops/vinyl-resting-place/ Telephone: If you’re on a Northern Quarter Vinyl pilgrimage you’ll doubtless pass the iconic Afflecks Palace, epicentre of Manchester alternative culture for decades. This was the former Affleck & […]
18 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JN “” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Sundays 12:00-17:00 Website: http://www.vinylexchange.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 228 1122 Nah can’t shift ’em mate”…”I’ll give you 15 quid for that lot”….”got any New Wave of British Heavy Metal?”….aha we must be in Vinyl Exchange, right there in the glittering Northern Quarter and probably the biggest second […]
5A Stevenson Square, Northern Quarter Manchester M11DN “Serious dancefloor business!” Opening Hours:Monday – Friday 7.30am – 6pm – Saturday 9-6pm – Sunday 10am-4pm Website: http://www.easternblocrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161 228 6555 Eastern Bloc is a bit of a legendary name for most Mancunian music fans of a certain age. Established in 1985 the shop was once partly […]
177 Fog Lane, Burnage, Manchester M20 6FJ “Stops at traffic lights…but only when they’re green” Opening Hours:0930-1730 Mon-Sat except 0930-1300 Wednesdays Website: Telephone: 0161 445 8697 Far from the bustling City Centre, hop on a train from Piccadilly Station and head for Burnage the birthplace of Oasis. Just around the corner from the Station you […]
53 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JR “As much a Manchester institution as a pint of Holts or Chips n’ Gravy!” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 10:00 – 18:00, Sundays 12:00-17:00 Website: http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161 839 8008 Where do you start with this one? As much a Manchester institution as a pint of Holts or Chips n’ […]
1 Newton Street, Manchester M1 1HW “You really don’t know what you’re going to find…” Opening Hours:Monday to Sunday 09:00 –19:30 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/empirexchange/ Telephone: 0161 236 4445 This place is an absolute gem and well worth an afternoon of any music junkies time. This isn’t purely a record shop, but essentially a huge basement full […]
115 Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8EB “Chaos, confusion, dust, dirt, randomness and pure Vinyl mania” Opening Hours:Sporadic! Website: Telephone: It sells records and it really is a shack! This is a place of myth and legend and to even offer opening times would be ridiculous. It opens when the guy wants to and […]
9-11 Paton Street, Manchester M1 2BD “A real collectors treat” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00 – 17:30 Website: http://www.clampdownrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161-237-5932 This place is a bit of a hidden gem although actually not far from the Northern Quarter Vinyl epicentre. It’s just off the main drag leading to Piccadilly Station so easy to call in your way […]
519 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton, Manchester M21 OUF “The number of times I have nipped out for a paper only to come back with a Gong album and Peter Tosh CD instead…” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10-5.30pm Website: http://www.kingbeerecords.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 860 4762 King Bee Records in Chorlton is, I believe, the sorting office for all record collectors […]
